The Chester French Blog

Hey Everyone!
After months in seclusion working on our next album, we are returning to Milwaukee, WI, one of our home towns, for a FREE show on THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010.

We’re partnering with Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to put on this free show for the community, and we hope that through the show we can raise awareness of Milwaukee’s teen pregnancy epidemic and the preventive services that Planned Parenthood provides for the community.

Here are the details, so we’ll hope to see you at the show!

WHAT: FREE CHESTER FRENCH CONCERT w/ our good friends DJ Madhatter (of 88.9) and Prophetic

WHEN: Thursday, August 26, 2010 from 4pm – 7pm.

WHERE: Washington Park

The party in the park will be free and open to the public. Enjoy an afternoon of music, friends and food. Get health care information and free literature and giveaways from Planned Parenthood and other community organizations.

Directions from the North
Head South on I43, West on I94 toward Madison,
take North on 41 by the stadium and exit West Lloyd Street.
Turn right onto West Lloyd Street. Take first right into park.
From the South
Head North/West on I94 through downtown,
take North on 41 by the stadium and exit West Lloyd Street.
Turn right onto West Lloyd Street. Take first right into park.
From the West
Head East on I94, take North on 41 by the stadium
and exit West Lloyd Street. Take first right into park.

For more info, visit Planned Parenthood’s microsite for the event at: http://www.ppwi.org/media/75strong/PITP.html

Max and I went to Chicago last week to meet with Pharrell and Chad about the new album and to see the N.E.R.D. / Janelle Monae / Erykah Badu show, which was awesome. Got some pics backstage with Lupe, Fam-Lay, Shae, and Chad so thought we’d post em up.

Hey Friends,
Our friend Daniel Holter has been taking some really flattering, male-enhancing photos of us while we’ve been recording and I figured that, absent as we’ve been from the internet, I’d post a few. We hope that you all are having a splendid early spring.
xoxo,
D.A.

Hey Everyone,
Sorry that we haven’t been posting much lately, but there’s a good reason: we’ve been working on the next album. It’s been a long wait largely consumed by touring, but we’re finally back in the studio cookin up some dirty jamz for ya enjoymentzzzz. That’s all I can tell you right now, but I also thought I’d post some pics from an acoustic performance we did the other day here in Wisconsin at our friend Gary’s office. Props to CJ Foeckler for the sweet photos!
More soon, folks.
D.A.

Chester French feat Diddy, Jadakiss, and Clinton Sparks – “Ciroc Star” directed by Spiff TV

Here’s the trailer for our upcoming “Ciroc Star” video, feat Diddy, Jadakiss, Clinton Sparks, Rick Ross, and more!

Hey everyone,
As you might know from prior posts and tweets, we recently filmed the video for “Ciroc Star” in Las Vegas with Diddy, Jadakiss, Clinton Sparks, and some other very special surprise guests. Well Clinton decided to do some filming behind the scenes and put together a “Cirocumentary” to document the shoot. Here’s part one of it!:

Hey everyone. We just posted some new remixes of our song “C’mon (On My Own).” They are available for free at the link below:

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FREE C’MON HOLIDAY PACKAGE

Special thanks to Pance Party and Alan Wilkis for their awesome remixes. We hope you enjoy!

D.A. and Max

I went out to L.A. this past weekend to work with Pharrell on a soundtrack he’s overseeing for an awesome new animated film, Despicable Me. Here’s a shot from the studio.

I also got to check-out Hans Zimmer’s studio, which is unreal. Here’s a picture of that:

Max and I also visited NYC and met with Diddy to discuss the upcoming “Ciroc Star” video, which we’ll be shooting in Vegas soon. Stay tuned for more details on that!

Hope you all are enjoying the holidays!

D.A.

UPDATE: Click here to see VOGUE.com’s article on CF and the other bands from the January, 2010 issue.

We were really honored that VOGUE included us in their January Issue, which is out now. The incomparable Steven Meisel shot the story. Check it out!: